Chapter 208 – The Sacred Sun

Sushumi.

It’s looking like it’s going to be the end of the year.

It was cold.

Zhu Zhanji was holding a popsicle with green beans added to it.

Probably because of the warmer temperatures of the environment I was in, the popsicles melted a bit fast.

Zhu Zhanji licked happily, while the older kid named Xiao Liu’er followed him.

Zhang Anshi held Zhu Zhanji’s hand and stood in front of a huge flat furnace as the searing heat came in bursts.

Even in the winter months, the craftsmen who work here are still bare-chested, wearing only a crotch protector, going back and forth.

The steel that flows out of the flat furnace flows along the grooves of the insulation layer, like a liquid of gold.

Zhu Zhanji caused his little face to turn red, and he subconsciously, stuffed all the remaining popsicles into his mouth.

Zhang Anshi said on the side: “See? This is our furnace, rely on this out of steel, a furnace, daily can produce thousands of tens of thousands of pounds.”

Zhu Zhanji chewed a few times in his mouth and ate all the popsicles, at which point he said, “Uncle, can you sell it for money?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Earning money is secondary.”

Zhu Zhanji was perplexed: “Why?”

Zhang Anshi said, “When a person is born, he can produce value, only there are two ways to produce value.”

Zhu Zhanji felt even more surprised and read, “Two kinds?”

Zhang Anshi said, “One is to earn money by one’s own labor, and another, by the labor of others.”

Zhu Zhanji subconsciously asked, “Then what does Uncle rely on to earn money?”

Zhang Anshi blushed, “A-Uncle is different, A-Uncle earns money by being smart.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “Is there a possibility that those who earn silver by the labor of others will say that they earn silver by their ingenuity?”

Zhang Anshi coughed: “Well, don’t count so much, many things in the world, you can’t go deeper, really want to go deeper, it will become nothingness. A uncle brought you here, is to tell you, the power is derived from where, the ground grows crops, feeds more people, organize the people, let them produce, then there will be more abundant supplies, with abundant supplies, there will be military horses, there will be caravans, military horses to protect the caravans, the caravans to circulate the wealth, in a word, all things are linked together.”

Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhang Anshi with a pair of ebony eyes and said, “I understand.”

He licked his lips, a hint of sweet flavor still lingering on his lips, and he said pleasantly, “In that case, so our purpose is more wealth, more soldiers and horses, and more caravans …… can …… But A uncle …… what is all this for? People like Xiao Liu Er …… are still not fed and clothed.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Because …… with these …… they can barely have enough to eat and have some clothes to wear, without these, it may be even worse.”

“Is there not a way to satisfy all, and yet have many caravans, many armies and horses?”

Zhang Anshi spread his hands, “Shut up, said there are a lot of things that can’t be looked into deeply.”

“Oh.” Zhu Zhanji nodded obediently instead.

Zhang Anshi then added: “Later, I’ll take you to the bazaar to take a look.”

“Good.” Delight surfaced on Zhu Zhanji’s face.

Zhang Anshi said, “Let’s show you how merchants are interconnected.”

Zhu Zhanji nodded, “Good.”

He was curious about everything, with one eye, observing the world beyond the Eastern Palace.

Only then did he realize that the original world looked nothing like he had imagined.

The Eastern Palace was a simple structure, with only nobles and slaves, and it was here that he realized where the vessels and food for his offerings came from.

I thought it was simple, but now I realize that it was created day and night by countless people like the ones in front of me, naked, sweating hot, and red from the searing heat.

These people …… mechanically did the work at hand, but it seemed …… that they did not feel sorrowful.

It’s like Xiao Liu’er, who is able to make joy out of suffering.

Especially his uncle who relied on his ‘intelligence’ to create value, it was clear that his uncle had earned many, many pieces of silver from them, but they were so grateful to his uncle, that they actually carried their gratitude with them.

Wherever he went, people welcomed him as if he was their bread and butter.

Zhu Zhanji’s little brain suddenly thought of something terrible ……

So what did …… look like before they ‘regenerated’ ……?

And …… these people say that they have been much better off than many people outside, and are even proud of the fact that they are able to do their work here, so …… what do the people in other places …… look like?

Uncle also said that his grandfather was a saint, at least the world was peaceful, and what was it like under the rule of those foolish kings?

At this thought, he couldn’t help but feel creeped out, as if what he was seeing, was a horror movie.

And this horror, far beyond Zhu Zhanji’s comprehension, made him tremble in his heart from time to time.

Again, he couldn’t help but think, in that case, was Uncle a good guy, or a bad guy?

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and the more he knew, the more he felt his ignorance.

Zhang Anshi then said, “Did you memorize the book you explained yesterday?”

Zhu Zhanji said, “Mime it out, and I’ve read a few more.”

Zhang Anshi revealed a pleased smile and said, “Not bad, not bad, it’s true that you have the genes of our Zhang family, you love to learn when you’re young.”

Zhu Zhanji was very straightforward and said, “I just think that compared to digging and picking up coal, and working as a footman on the docks, reading is just too easy.”

After saying this, Zhu Zhanji drooped his head and got up, and added: “The people around me, once upon a time, were praising me, saying that I was great at this and that. I thought I was born to be great, but now I realize that I can’t do anything well.”

Zhang Anshi touched his head, kindly said: ”With this kind of insight, you have far exceeded many people, even my brothers, are not as good as you. People’s skills may be high or low, but the most important thing for a person is to know himself correctly first, just for example, let’s say your imperial uncle Zhu Gaoxu, doesn’t he have skills? ”

“He is invincible, I don’t know how many people in the army admire him, but why did he do so many confusing things in the first place? It is because the people around him praised him too much, so that he got carried away, and really thought that he was superior to everyone in the world, and more remarkable than anyone else. Once a person has such a cognizance, no matter how many skills he has learned, whether he has real talent or not, such a person …… will never be able to become a climate.”

Zhu Zhanji’s eyes lit up and he said excitedly, “I see.”

“What did you learn?”

Zhu Zhanji said, “I finally understand why A-Uncle can become a great man.”

Zhang Anshi proudly said, “Where, where, A uncle shortcomings are still a lot of things, such as too much emphasis on affection, such as people are too honest …… You tell me, what is so great about A uncle.”

Zhu Zhanji said: “I heard people say, uncle some days ago, but also saved the ride, wearing two pairs of armor, the assassin to dagger, actually can not help uncle a point and a half. This is the strength of the uncle, the uncle can correctly recognize themselves, know that they are not much ability, so would rather wear armor thicker, so that, on the contrary, did not give the assassins the opportunity. ”

“If it were someone like Imperial Uncle who was complacent and did not know himself correctly, and encountered a situation like that, I am afraid that he would have been killed by the assassins by now. In this way, it seems that A-Uncle is not entirely without merit, and I shall learn this from A-Uncle in the future.”

Zhang Anshi was enraged and scolded at once, ”I taught you all this to tell you that everyone around you touted you, and that only Aunty’s heart aches for you and will point out your shortcomings so that you can have a correct understanding of yourself. I didn’t expect you to taunt me like this. Good for you, indeed you have no conscience.”

Zhu Zhanji saw that his uncle was really angry, shrunk his neck, and made no more noise.

Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t think about these crooked things in the future, got it? Go away.”

It’s been a couple of days, by and large.

Take a walk, and the rest of the time, let Zhu Zhanji read on his own.

There are times when reading doesn’t have to be pushed, and what is pushed doesn’t really work.

But at this time, Zhu Zhanji, it seems …… that for the words in the book, there is more understanding, no longer reading from the book.

He reads now, but more often than not, he’s eager to get answers out of a book after he’s discovered something.

For there was so much that he could not understand, or half-understood, of what he saw and heard before him.

Thus …… at this time the catalyst, but it is more like a certain kind of autonomous consciousness, and even he for some of the reasoning in the book, actually also have some judgment, will feel which sentence is right, which sentence is not right and so on the idea.

This is completely different from when you read in the hall of books, where the doctors decide what to say and often say it in a cloudy way, hating the author of the book as if he were an ancestor, whereas all Zhu Zhanji can do is desperately try to memorize it by rote.

Sometimes, he would ask the doctors about his doubts, but the answers from the doctors still remained incomprehensible to him, cartwheel-like, always to be a good emperor, and if he was a good emperor, he could be a saintly ruler, with lighter levies, fewer taxes, and more leniency and so on.

But why should it be so, it is not said, but only desperately quotes from the scriptures and speaks of all kinds of saints.

So, by the end of the reading, all that filled Zhu Zhanji’s head was always how awesome the saints were.

This good read ended up being a fan party.

Today, Zhu Zhanji came to Qixia again.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji said to Xiao Liu’er, “Xiao Liu’er, is the frostbite on your hands ready?”

“It’s quite a bit better.” Xiao Liu’er looked at Zhu Zhanji with a smile.

After eating and drinking, Xiao Liu’er has now become Zhu Zhanji’s follower in Qixia.

Zhu Zhanji looked down and saw that Xiao Liu’er’s hand was still red and swollen and scary, so he said, “No wonder people say that healers are marvelous, helping the world and saving people, so slowing down other people’s pain, it’s like this …… It’s just that …… no one can cure you of this Frostbite, even uncle can only come up with a way to slow down.”

Xiao Liu’er danced her hands and said with a sincere smile, “It’s a lot more comfortable, it’s quite a bit better now.”

He was content.

It’s both mature and sophisticated, and at times, childlike and naive.

“Hey ……” Zhu Zhanji lowered his head, voice muffled, “may be later, I can’t often come, every time I come, have to cry and cry, make trouble until mother consort can’t stand it. I also don’t want mother consort angry with me all day long, may rarely see you in the future.”

Xiao Liu’er immediately revealed a look of reluctance and said, “Your Highness, next time if you are free, I’ll bring my mother’s pancakes for you to eat, my mother’s pancakes are delicious.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “Well …… I will teach Uncle to take care of you.”

Xiao Liu’er shook his head: “I’ve already received a lot of care from the An Nan Hou. An Nan Hou to us gracious as a mountain, the day before yesterday, he also gave my father arranged a free errand it, can earn eight taels of silver per month. Also said …… future send me to study, I …… do not know how to thank him ……”

Xiao Liu’er’s pair of ebony eyes were filled with gratitude as he wiped his tears and said, “No one has been this kind to me in my life, I don’t know how grateful I am in my heart.”

The two whispered delicately.

Seeing Zhang Anshi return, Zhu Zhanji propped up his head and continued to look down at the book.

Zhang Anshi said excitedly, “Go, take you to see the new gunpowder.”

Zhu Zhanji was instantly energized, “Good.”

He’s dry.

Not far from the barracks, there was a cleared out drill ground.

The land was enormous, not just flat, but also hilly, partly mountainous, and even a puddled area along the river.

This was for the Model Battalion to conduct drills and occasionally experiment with firearms.

At that moment, a huge copper pot was pulled by a carriage.

The copper jar, as big as a wheel and hundreds of pounds, was pushed by several people to its intended location.

And this predetermined location, there are already people repair a wall, the wall is very thick, but also tied a lot of wooden people, wooden people actually also covered with full body armor.

Not only that, but there were all kinds of chariots set up one, two, five, and ten feet away from the bronze ball.

All in position.

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, pulled Zhu Zhanji to look out a hundred feet away.

Qiu Song hurriedly appeared in a position ten feet away from the copper ball.

A special large trench was dug here, and the sides of the earthen trench were reinforced with wood.

Qiu Song emerged from the ditch and shouted, “Light the fire ……”

A call to arms.

With that the …… fuse was ignited.

Chuson emerged from the ditch, counting the time on his fingers, and the dozens of soldiers who had accompanied him poked their heads in one by one.

Finally …… Qusong shouted again, “Duck.”

One by one, individuals darted to hide their heads in the ditch.

Rumble ……

There was a loud bang.

Even if it is a hundred feet away, Zhu Zhanji only felt that the five viscera and six bowels, along with this boom, are with the beating up.

He had covered his ears long ago, but the roar, still made his heart tremble.

He looked up and saw a flame rising in the distance above him.

The huge flames were followed by flying sand.

That high wall, collapsed in an instant, as if all at once, a large side had been cut off.

The wooden men in armor instantly seemed to be torn apart and disappeared into the rolling fire.

The chariot within those five feet was also instantly destroyed.

Only the chariot ten feet away, which still retained the frame of the chariot, had been shattered by the impact, or even directly overturned.

Looking at such a scene, Zhu Zhanji’s jaw dropped.

Chuson was buried again.

Hundreds of clearings of dust have fallen into the trench.

The trench was half-filled with debris and dust.

Not to mention the fact that they would have been huddled in a trench.

So …… until a head sticks out of this dust, a gray headed guy …… suddenly grinning at this time, revealing striking white teeth.

“Dig out the people.”

He exclaimed, but he himself had jumped out of the trench and was running in the direction of the smoke that was rolling in front of him.

This is the perfect time to understand the power of this copper canister.

He felt the heat waves tumbling through the air, and a happy smile spread across his face as he watched the fires that raced through the sky, and the debris and gravel that still floated and burned in mid-air.

…………

Not far ……

The group was violently shaken by the sudden explosion.

Sit down on the horse hissing, obviously frightened, but Zhu Di riding skill is exquisite, actually is born to appease the horse down, but even so, sitting on the horse Zhu Di, or can not help but out of a cold sweat.

Turning back, he saw that the guards who had come with him were in a sorry state.

And followed by the service lecturer Chen Yan, this person is a mess of horsemanship, at this time hard by the horse fell down, head first on the ground, on the ground rolled over a few rolls, so …… in a strange position back on the ground, mouth uninterruptedly emitted: “Ouch, Ouch! …… ouch ouch ouch ……” sound.

Yiluoha hurriedly went up to investigate and helped Chen Yan up.

After experiencing the assassination, Zhu Di’s guards have increased a lot, and most of them are selected guards, so there is not too much of a mess, only that this makes the guards even more alert, quickly beat their horses to spread out, in case of any mishap.

With the help of Yilungha, Chen Yan got up with trembling legs and then stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty ……鑷�……鑷�……鑷�…… feel that my bones are broken ……”

Zhu only glanced at him, but ignored him, instead looking at a low sentry tower not far away, standing a tall and a short two people.

Chen Yan followed Zhu Di’s gaze and was suddenly startled, “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is that the imperial grandson?”

Zhu didn’t answer.

Chen Yan cried: “Your Majesty, ah, look, look at it, if not seen with your own eyes, who could have thought that …… the royal grandson does not study, but even …… in such a place! The son of a thousand gold is not sitting in the hall, who is such a bold, put the imperial grandson in such a dangerous situation! This if there is a good or bad, can do how to do good.”

Chen Yan cried bitterly and then said: “The Emperor’s grandson is at the age of tuition, which is a good time to study. But now, he is not interested in his studies, and is enjoying himself every day, how can this continue? Even if His Majesty doesn’t value the grandson, does he not even care about the countryside? ”

“Your Majesty, this matter …… must not stop ah. The imperial grandson side out of the traitor, if not severely punished, your majesty how to stand up to the ancestors, how to stand up to the countryside.”

Said, he howled and fell to his knees, whimpering and continued, “Daming …… Daming …… my Daming if this goes on, how a thousand years …… Woohoo ……”

Yiluoha was kind enough to save this guy to continue to talk, most likely to talk about Emperor Yang and other unlucky words, so with his foot gently pushed him, so that he can teach him to stop.

But who wants, Chen Yan does not care at all, continue with an agitated face, “I and the traitors, do not share the same day, your majesty, is it that I want my Daming to appear Sui Yang, Shang Zhou such a person? 鍛滃懠鍝€鍝夛紝鍛滃懠鍝€鍝夛紝鍥戒箣灏嗕骸锛屽繀鏈夊瀛戒篃鈥︹€︹€�

Also Lost Ha: “……”

Peers are enemies.

Chen Yan also pointed to himself as the benefactor of the imperial grandson, and in the future, he would train the imperial grandson well, and from then on, benefit his children and grandchildren.

But it was clear that the royal grandson had no desire to enter the academy and was not very respectful to him, which worried him.

Serving Bachelor, and also the Serving Bachelor of Zhanfu, clear and noble, means that there is a great future, although there is no power in the hands.

But being an official, after all, looks to the future.

But if there are no more, this ministerial lecturer, isn’t it a waste of time?

He was enraged and seethed out all the anger in his heart.

Look, this royal grandson is now wasted, it’s not my fault, there’s an injustice, you find Zhang Anshi, that son of a bitch.

Zhu frowned and immediately beat his horse forward.

When he reached the bottom of the sentry tower, Zhu blackened his face and did not make a sound.

Followed in Zhu Di behind the also lost ha, busy is to remind: “Your Royal Highness, An Nan Hou …….”

He made this whoop and holler.

When Zhang Anshi saw it, he was so scared that his face turned green, and he hurriedly carried Zhu Zhanji down to the sentry tower.

Arriving at Zhu Di’s horse, Zhu Zhanji grinned, “Imperial grandfather, imperial grandfather ……”

Zhu Di sharply dismounted his horse, carrying a whip in his hand, and huffed forward, he angrily looked at Zhu Zhanji, and then raised his whip.

The whip fudged in mid-air, making a gesture to strike.

Zhu Zhanji immediately put his hands on his eyes, “Oooooo…… oooooo……”

Chu: “……”

Zhang Anshi can only droop his head, in fact, he also wants to wipe tears. However, it is obvious that he has already passed this age, and I am afraid that this method will not be very effective.

Zhu then said angrily, “Alright, stop crying.”

Zhu Zhanji said, “Imperial grandfather like this, I’m afraid in my heart ……”

Keep wiping the tears.

Zhu had to say, “Why the hell don’t you read every day? At your age, are you starting to loiter?”

Said, he glanced at Zhang Anshi said: “You are his own uncle, see he is unmotivated to study, you also do not care? Damn it, Zhu Zhanji doesn’t know what to do, you don’t know what to do either?”

Although Zhu is a rough man, but also know that this age of the child, or should be the focus of reading.

Although it may not be reading to be a scholar, but at least …… should also be able to do familiar with the scriptures and history, can have literacy.

Zhu Zhanji hurriedly said, “Imperial grandfather, I’m reading.”

Zhu Di glanced back at Chen Yan, “You said you were studying, but Secretary Chen said you were neglecting your studies.”

Chen Yan then stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, I don’t dare to deceive the king, especially these days, the royal grandson is indeed burned out quite a bit, the things that should be read and memorized, at all refused to remember by heart, especially the Ziji Tongjian and the University. Your Majesty ……鑷ｅ姝わ紝鐢氫负鎷呭績銆�”

He reluctantly changed his smile again, and amiably said towards Zhu Zhanji: “Royal grandson ah, although I know that you are having fun here, but I don’t know that those who condone you to have fun here are harming you for life ah. I may be a bit harsh to you on weekdays, but you should know that the so-called teaching is not strict, the teacher’s laziness, now you may not understand the painstaking efforts of the minister, but in the future, when you grow up, you will be able to understand.”

Zhu Zhanji cried out, “Imperial grandfather, he’s talking nonsense.”

Zhu Di frowned and said, “Alright, what are you arguing with the Doctor for! After all is said and done, it’s still your father who lacks discipline for you on weekdays, you are not allowed to cry anymore, if you cry again, I will break your father’s legs.”

Zhu Junji was startled and shivered violently.

Zhang Anshi thought to himself that it was so close, but fortunately it was not to break his uncle’s leg.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was too scared to utter a single breath.

Feeling that his harsh discipline had taken effect, Zhu said, “Do you know what to do in the future?”

Zhu Zhanji said, “I know.”

Zhu narrowed his eyes, “Speak!”

Zhu Zhanji said, “Never again will I study with this Master Chen, Sun Chen wants to be with his uncle.”

Chen Yan: “……”

Zhu Di was furious, originally at this time, even if Zhu Zhanji on the slope, even if the next step, Zhu Di will pick him up, comfort a few words, and then decided to forgive him.

But where did I think that Zhu Zhanji was rebellious to this point.

Is that even human language?

Zhu Di drank: “You still say that the royal grandfather does not dare to take you, is not it? Do you still think that your grandpa won’t be able to fix you? You used to be so well-behaved, how come you are so stubborn now?”

He was furious, his face red and his eyes glazed over.

But Zhu Zhanji looked straight at him with awe.

This makes Zhu Di immediately feel that his majesty has been greatly depleted, so he growled: “Come on people, come on people …… go to Zhu Gaoqi that rebellious son to me to be tied up, immediately to me to be tied up, I let Zhu Zhanji today to take a good look… . look at me is not words follow the law, I do not beat his father to death, he does not know my awesome.”

Yiluoha and the guards were too frightened to utter a breath, and each of them drooped their heads, but where they dared to follow orders.

Zhu Di saw the situation, more furious: “are deaf? Go, hurry to me to go, you still dare to disobey the decree?”

Zhu Zhanji was so scared that his little face turned red, and he hurriedly went to look at Zhang Anshi: “A-Uncle, A-Uncle ……”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

Zhu Zhanji pitifully called out again, “A uncle ……”

Zhang Anshi quietly plucked away Zhu Zhanji’s small hand tugging at his sleeve.

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Zhanji: “So you got the guts from your uncle! Good, good very ……”

Zhang Anshi’s body shook violently and immediately said, “Your Majesty rest your anger, I …… don’t relate to it, I don’t relate to it, I just …… feel that …… feel that ……”

Zhu Di, however, said angrily, “Zhu Zhanji, tell me again, do you still dare to be like this?”

Zhu Zhanji said, “I like it here, and I like it even if Royal Grandpa kills Uncle. Wooooooo……”

Zhang Anshi at this time, very helpless grin: “Your Majesty, forget it, he is still a child. Not to mention …… not to mention that he has grown a lot of skills here, and he has read a lot of books in Qixia ……”

Zhu Di has not yet spoken, Chen Yan but anxious, he coldly said, “Your Majesty, An Nan Hou said, very unreasonable, a good Zhanzhi House not read, how will come here to read? By now even still sophistry, for the imperial grandson not burnout to find excuses, how can …… it be in the future?”

Zhu Zhanji said angrily; “I learned, I learned.”

He gritted his teeth, obviously angry: “Ziji Tongjian and the University, I have warmed up a few times …… I just don t love to learn with you.”

Chen Yan’s face gloomed down, then he put on his kind eyes again and looked at Zhu Zhanji.

In his opinion, the royal grandson is only being misled by traitors, sooner or later will understand his painstaking efforts, the more he saves the royal grandson, in the future, the more the royal grandson will remember his great kindness today.

“Your Majesty ……”

He just opened his mouth.

Zhu Di composed himself and said, “What have you learned?”

“All Learned ……”